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As a board-certified neuropsychologist, Dr. Michelle Bengtson sees the devastation of depression. Early on, she practiced the most effective treatments and prescribed them for her clients. But when she experienced depression herself, she found that the treatments she had recommended were lacking. Her experience showed her the missing component in treating depression.

Being a spouse to borderline personality disorder is one wild ride, but you want to stay true to your vows and support your partner. Finally, there is a down and dirty “street guide” to BPD written in nonclinical, compassionate language by the spouse of a “borderline” for the spouses of borderlines. You can learn to identify BPD and narcissistic traits in your spouse, even if she/he refuses to be diagnosed. You can learn to understand your spouse’s logic-defying actions.

No matter how #blessed you are, sometimes life can feel downright overwhelming. Whether it's a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or even a global pandemic, you may need a little extra help managing the difficult emotions that can arise when things are not going so great. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a proven-effective and evidence-based treatment that can help you find balance and improve your ability to handle adversity without losing control and acting destructively.

Revelando los secretos de los antiguos maestros y los 5 pasos para superar tus miedos, eliminar la ansiedad y alcanzar tus metas personales.

The Mind That Heals Itself: Overthinking Cure by Awakening Inner Balance and Achieving True Happiness is a practical and inspiring guide for anyone trapped in the exhausting cycle of overthinking, anxiety, and negative emotions. In a world that constantly demands more from our minds, this book shows you how to reconnect with your inner balance, quiet mental noise, and focus on what truly matters. By understanding how your thoughts influence your emotions—and how your mind has the natural ability to heal itself—you’ll learn to regain control and create lasting happiness from within. ...

So, you bought a self-help book. Either you’re wildly optimistic, deeply desperate, or your Amazon algorithm knows things. Whatever the case, welcome. You’re in the right place. This is not a book that’s going to fix you … mostly because you are not broken. You’re just a woman with a gloriously tangled brain, a soft heart, and probably a pile of laundry you’ve been emotionally avoiding since Tuesday. Same.

Writer Elissa Bassist shares her journey to reclaim her authentic voice in a culture that doesn't listen to women in this medical mystery, cultural criticism, and rallying cry. Between 2016 and 2018, Elissa Bassist saw over twenty medical professionals for a variety of mysterious ailments...

There are a lot of personality disorders, so many, sometimes, that we lose track. Personally, I know someone with schizophrenia, several people who have narcissist traits, autism, and ADHD that run in my own family, and even a few people diagnosed with borderline disorder. Disorders are a part of society, whether you like it or not. We may feel, at times, that those disorders cause people to act "strange" or "rude" or "manipulative". And this may be true, but if we understand the disorders, we can more easily guess where it came from and handle them more appropriately, too.

Resilient Mindset: Building Emotional Strength for Life’s Toughest Moments What if resilience isn’t something you’re born with, but a skill you can build, one choice at a time? Resilient Mindset is a practical, compassionate, and deeply human guide to developing emotional resilience in a world that constantly tests it. This book is for anyone who feels overwhelmed, emotionally drained, self-critical, or stuck in cycles of stress and wants a grounded, realistic way forward. Rather than offering toxic positivity or quick fixes, Resilient Mindset teaches you how emotions actually ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that analyzes the response you feel to specific sets of stimuli and then asks why it is that you feel the way you do.

Give Your Child the Tools to Thrive—And Get the Support You’ve Been Searching For Does your child struggle with focus, meltdowns, or managing big emotions? This therapist-approved 10-in-1 bundle offers practical strategies to build emotional intelligence and executive functioning skills. What’s Inside the 10-in-1 Bundle: Part 1: Executive Functioning Workbook (5-in-1) 5-minute activities to boost focus, follow-through, and organization. Part 2: Emotional Regulation Workbook (5-in-1) Tools to help children calm down, manage anxiety, and feel in control.

¿Por qué hay personas que van por la vida como bombillas con patas y otras que siempre están enredadas en un bucle de negatividad? La psicología positiva tiene la explicación y Victor Küppers nos la acerca de la manera más amena y divertida. En este nuevo libro, el autor recoge las 10 ideas para vivir con alegría de una de las conferencias más inspiradoras de los últimos años.

We are often too busy or preoccupied to attend to our emotions until they hit with the strength of a tornado. When signs of anxiety and panic appear, they ravage our lives, our dreams, and our spirit. It is now possible to stop anxiety from stopping us in our tracks. In her book, Dr. Odessky helps you understand the process of anxiety, and how to arm yourself with strategies that work. Dr. Odessky draws on her 15 years of clinical experience to guide you through the process of not only learning how to overcome anxiety, but also how to enrich your life.

Angst gehört zum Menschsein dazu und erfüllt eine wichtige Funktion für uns. Doch wenn sie unser Leben bestimmt, entsteht ein gefährlicher Teufelskreis: Denn dieselben Verhaltensweisen und Denkmuster, die uns vor Gefahren schützen wollen und uns damit kurzfristig Sicherheit geben, machen uns von der Angst abhängig und halten diese so langfristig aufrecht. Der Schlüssel liegt darin, diesen Kreislauf zu durchbrechen: die Angst bewusst wahrnehmen, Trigger erkennen, bewährte Methoden zur Veränderung nutzen und mit Rückschlägen konstruktiv umgehen.

For anybody familiar with the condition known as bipolar 2, you will probably know how difficult and distressing the condition can be. Bipolar 2 Disorder is a condition most commonly characterized by at least one hypomanic (happy) episode and one major depressive episode. Firstly, what is bipolar 2? Bipolar 2 disorder, is a type of mental illness that is very similar to bipolar 1 disorder. Typically, people suffering from bipolar 2 will experience severe mood swings and changes, alternating from periods of extreme lows, to highs over time.

Many people compare depression to an abyss - a never-ending downward spiral of hopelessness. In this heavy, but empowering, follow-up to the best-selling Get Out of Your Head: A Toolkit for Living with and Overcoming Anxiety, author Brian Sachetta takes that comparison literally, bringing listeners on an aquatic adventure, through one of life's most difficult challenges. He explores the biological, psychological, and social forces behind the affliction, to help listeners understand how it often manifests in their lives. It's one mental health voyage you won't want to miss.

The Science of Introverts will uncover everything you never knew about yourself and others and will teach you how to take advantage of who you are and capitalize on your unique strengths. It is filled with breakthrough and fascinating studies regarding introversion, extroversion, and personality in general - and the lessons we can take and use to enrich our lives and feel more comfortable in our unique identities.

MINDFULNESS reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that can be incorporated into daily life to help break the cycle of unhappiness, stress, anxiety and mental exhaustion and promote genuine joie de vivre. It's the kind of happiness that gets into your bones. It seeps into everything you...

Are you pissed off that life didn't come with an instruction manual? Do you find yourself struggling to figure out what you really want in life? Or do you know exactly what you want, but can't ever get it because you're trapped by fears, unwanted thoughts, and unshakeable habits?

Are you successful in certain areas, but still feel like something is missing in your relationships, finances, physical health, or overall happiness? Here's help.

You will say, "OMG That's Me!" Meet six people who transformed their struggles with bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD, and more... through their strength, perseverance and by finding humor in their challenges. This poignant, funny and refreshing book let's us know we are not alone by sharing challenges, and heartbreak along with the ridiculous moments of life with mental illness.